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48455 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48455 covers Metamora, Michigan, with a population of about 7,849 and a median household income of $97,060.

Population
7,849122 per square mile
Median age
51.212.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$97,0601.4× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$421,173up 19.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,2021.1× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
33%2 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.2%29.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
156

Where 48455 is

Metamora, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population7,849
Median age51.2
Family households76.3%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Veterans7.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$97,060
Income per person$53,205
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k0.3%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k16.9%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k14.1%
$200k or more15.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,250
Mean adjusted gross income$107,186
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.6%
Returns, under $25k25.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.4%
Returns, $200k or more10.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$353,900
Median gross rent$1,202
Rent as a share of household income32.4%
Owner-occupied94.2%
Vacant homes5.7%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house92.9%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units2.5%
Mobile home3.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$421,173as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$421,173$169,192

$212,158 in 2008 to $421,173 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher33%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone82.8%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.4% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.1% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.1% 7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90% 4.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.1% 12.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.7% 2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.2% 1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments156
People employed912
Annual payroll$36,583,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 51% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.2 out of 100
Community resilience66.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm79.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$97,060$71,149$78,538
Income per person$53,205$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$353,900$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,202$1,084$1,348
Homeownership94.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%7%13.9%
Median age51.240.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLAPEER WWTP, MI US13.4 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January30°F / 15.1°F2.25 in rain, 10.8 in snow
February33°F / 15.2°F1.87 in rain, 8.2 in snow
March43.1°F / 23.4°F1.91 in rain, 4.8 in snow
April56.4°F / 33.5°F3.06 in rain, 1 in snow
May69°F / 45.2°F3.24 in rain
June78.5°F / 55.3°F3.09 in rain
July82.4°F / 59.4°F3.33 in rain
August80.5°F / 57.7°F3.1 in rain
September74°F / 50.1°F2.81 in rain
October61°F / 40.1°F2.87 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November47°F / 30.4°F2.42 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December35.6°F / 22.1°F1.94 in rain, 7.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lapeer Community Schools63.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Dryden Community Schools18.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Oxford Area Community Schools9.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Imlay City Community Schools4.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Goodrich Area Schools3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48440 Hadley, MI9.4 km away
48428 Dryden, MI11.3 km away
48371 Oxford, MI13.3 km away
48446 Lapeer, MI13.4 km away
48370 Oxford, MI14.7 km away
48462 Ortonville, MI16 km away
48412 Attica, MI16.1 km away
48438 Goodrich, MI16.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Lapeer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area64.54 sq mi
Water area2.78 sq mi
Population density122 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9414, -83.2891

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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